Boy, 16, shot in Little Village

The teen boy was on the sidewalk about 7:25 p.m. in the 2400 block of West 25th Street when someone opened fire.

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A 16-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Saturday night in Little Village on the Southwest Side

The teen boy was on the sidewalk about 7:25 p.m. in the 2400 block of West 25th Street when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.

He was shot in the chest and was taken by a family member to a hospital in good condition, police said.

Area Four detectives are investigating.

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